Gate.



1. W. CLARK.

GATE.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 241 I914.

Patented May 11, 1915.

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JOHN W. CLARK, OE KIMMELL, INDIANA.

GATE.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN W. CLARK, a citizen of the United States,residing at Kimmell, in the county of Noble and State of Indiana, haveinvented new and useful Improvements in Gates, of which the followlng isa specification.

This invention relates to improvements in gates and especially withreference. to the construction of the frame of a gate, the object of theinvention being to provide an improved gate having a frame comprising alongitudinal bar and a pair of vertical end bars and means to secure theend bars on the ends of the longitudinal bar without the employment ofnails, screws, bolts or other such devices and by means of which theframe of the gate may be braced and strengthened as well as enabled tobe readily disassembled and assembled when desired.

The invention consists in the construction, combination and arrangementof devices hereinafter described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawing z-Figure 1 is a side elevation of a gatehaving a frame constructed in accordancewith my invention. Fig. 2 is aplan of the same. Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view of the same.

The longitudinal bar 1 has its ends arranged in recesses 2 at thecenters of and in the opposing sides of a pair of vertical end bars 3.The end bars may be detached when desired. On the end bars are clips 4which are arranged astride of and near their center portions in linewith the bar and have outstanding arms 5. Truss rods 6 connect the armsof the clips and arranged on opposite sides of and spaced from thebar 1. The truss rods have threaded end portions which pass throughopenings in the arms 5 and are provided with securing and adjusting nuts7. Struts 8 are arranged on opposite sides of the bar 1. They extendoutwardly therefrom and engage the truss rods and co- Specification ofLetters Patent.

Application filed April 24, 1914.

Patented May 11, 1915. Serial No. 834,187.

act with them to firmly place the frame in braced position as well as todetachably secure the end bars in place. A link 9 which is arranged onthe bar 1 has brace wires 10 and their center portions engage withopposite ends of the link and their end portions secure with the eyebolts 11 which pass through and are adjustably mounted in openings nearthe ends of the bars 3. Said wires coact with the link to brace the endbars 3 and also to adjust them when necessary. Any suitable wire fabricmay be employed on the gate frame. I here show wire fabric 12 connectingthe end bars and provided at the center with brace rods 3.

My improved gate frame is extremely cheap and simple in construction, isvery strong and durable, may be readily assembled and disassembled isnot liable to sag and the parts may be adjusted when desired. 1I-Iavimgthus described my invention, I c LlII1 The herein described gate framecomprising a longitudinal centrally arranged bar,

vertical end bars having their central portions detachably arranged onthe ends of the longitudinal bar, struts on opposite sides of thelongitudinal bar, clips on the centers of the end bars arranged in linewith the longitudinal bar and having outstanding arms, and trussrodshaving their central portions engaged with the outer sides of the strutsand with end portions engaged with the and with end portions extendedthrough openings in the arms of the clips and provided with nutsthreaded thereon and engaging the outer sides of the clip arms.

In testimony whereof I affix in presence'of two witnesses.

JOHN W. CLARK.

Witnesses: ALBRET BoRDNnR, JOHN KETTLEBARROW.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents,

' Washington, D. 0.

my signature

